DFW high school basketball tournament results Dec. 5-7; Haltom boys beat rival Richland
Since he started coaching Paul Bizimana, Haltom boys basketball coach Tyler Hatch has known he had a special player in the 6-foot-7 junior forward.
Bizimana showed off his skills Saturday after scoring 40 points to help the Buffalos defeat Richland, 81-69, in the championship game of the Northeast Lions Club Tournament at Thomas Coliseum.
“I have tried to get people around the Metroplex to understand how talented he is,” Hatch said. “To me, he is one of the most skilled bigs in the area and he doesn’t get the kind of recognition he deserves. But, if he can start putting up those kinds of numbers, it’s not hard to recognize that.”
Bizimana, who was honored as the tournament’s MVP, said the win was even sweeter because it came over arch-rival Richland.
“I love playing Richland. They are our rivals and it’s always good competition,” Bizimana said.
Haltom (10-1) and Richland (5-3) will meet twice in District 3-6A play.
Last season, the Buffs won all three meetings including a 50-39 win in the third-place game at the same tournament.
Hatch said the intensity level of the game should pay off for his team in district play.
“It was playoff-type intensity tonight,” Hatch said, who admitted he’d rather not have to play a team three times in a season. “Being that it was Haltom and Richland, it’s always going to be intense. You don’t have to say much to get the kids up for the game.”
Things didn’t start well for the Haltom as Richland built a 21-12 first-quarter lead behind eight of Jourdyn Grandberry’s team-high 19 points.
But the Rebels weren’t able to keep their scoring up and with 6-foot-5 sophomore forward Kyron Wallace on the bench with three fouls, Richland had a hard time slowing Bizimana.
In the second quarter, Bizimana scored 14 points to rally the Buffalos. By halftime, Haltom had closed to within 41-36.
The Buffs nabbed their first lead of the game at 43-42 on a basket by Jace Washington. The junior guard scored seven points in a 10-3 run that put Haltom up 48-44.
The Buffalos would not relinquish the lead as they outscored the Rebels, 33-25, to win the game.
Bizimana, who had 12 rebounds, said he and his teammates were not worried even after Richland jumped out to its big lead.
“No we were not concerned,” Bizimana said. “All we needed to do was start playing defense and things would take care of themselves.”
Haltom produced two other double-digit scorers in Quincy Haggerty (15 points) and Washington (14). Hitting double-digit scoring for Richland along with Grandberry were Kendle Arnold (13 points), Jayden Rhinehhart (12) and Ikecki Osondu (10).
DFW scores
GIRLS
FWISD Cowtown Classic
Thursday
Plano 42, Southlake Carroll 32
Wolfforth Frenshup 69, Mesquite Horn 55
Dallas Skyline 46, College Station 45
Arlington Heights 70, Nolan Catholic 42
Denton Ryan 45, Houston Yates 37
Mansfield Legacy 59, Eastern Hills 22
Arlington Lamar 44, O.D. Wyatt 25
DeSoto 67, Dallas South Oak Cliff 29
Friday
Plano 40, Wolfforth Frenship 36
Arlington Heights 48, Dallas Skyline 39
Mansfield Legacy 51, Denton Ryan 32
DeSoto 55, Arlington Lamar 29
Plano 57, Arlington Heights 46
DeSoto 56, Mansfield Legacy 33
Wolfforth Frenship 77, Dallas Skyline 52
Arlington Lamar 37, Denton Ryan 24
Southlake Carroll 50, Mesquite Horn 46
College Station 64, Nolan Catholic 22
Houston Yates 62, Eastern Hills 30
Dallas South Oak Cliff 37, O.D. Wyatt 32
Mesquite Horn 50, Nolan Catholic 31
O.D. Wyatt 46, Eastern Hills 31
Saturday
Southlake Carroll 43, College Station 42
Third Place
Arlington Heights 49, Mansfield Legacy 43
Championship game
DeSoto 56, Plano 51
Van Griffith KIA Girls Basketball Tournament
Thursday
Granbury 62, Sweetwater 34
Weatherford 50, Sherman 41
Merkel 49, Justin Northwest 23
Amarillo Tascosa 58, Godley 43
Bridgeport 44, Lubbock Coronado 30
Lake Dallas 55, Brock 51
Burleson Centennial 50, Aledo 37
Stephenville 54, Keller Fossil Ridge 42
Sherman 59, Sweetwater 48
Godley 37, Justin Northwest 28
Brock 42, Lubbock Coronado 31
Aledo 57, Keller Fossil Ridge 30
Granbury 41, Weatherford 37
Amarillo Tascosa 62, Merkel 32
Bridgeport 60, Lake Dallas 55
Stephenville 42, Burleson Centennial 37
Friday
Godley 46, Sherman 37
Brock 38, Aledo 37
Amarillo Tascosa 77, Granbury 42
Bridgeport 54, Stephenville 46
Merkel 45, Weatherford 29
Burleson Centennial 51, Lake Dallas 50
Northwest 55, Sweetwater 48
Keller Fossil Ridge 45, Lubbock Coronado 27
Saturday
Championship
Amarillo Tascosa 52, Bridgeport 41
Northeast Lions Invitational
Thursday
Keller Timber Creek 48, Birdville 42
Haltom 74, Arlington 14
Keller 73, Denton Braswell 56
Richland 51, Carrollton Ranchview 37
Friday
Keller Timber Creek 76, Haltom 46
Keller 52, Richland 33
Birdville 53, Arlington 25
Saturday
Championship
Keller 63, Keller Timber Creek 54
Consolation Championship
Denton Braswell 49, Birdville 34
Katy Classic
Mansfield 62, Klein Collins 45
Cy Creek 57, Mansfield 49
Mansfield, 65, Cy Lakes 62
Saturday
Third Place Game
Mansfield 51, Katy Seven Lakes 34
Burleson Lady Elk Invitational
Pool Play
Thursday
Saginaw 72, Burleson 46
Mansfield Lake Ridge 63, Saginaw Chisholm Trail 44
Grand Prairie 62, Hillsboro 52
Abilene 47 Irving 14
Mansfield Lake Ridge 36, North Mesquite 25
Killeen Harker Heights 54, Burleson 34
Saginaw Chisholm Trail 56, Irving 23
Saginaw 75, Grand Prairie 22
Killeen Harker Heights 71, Hillsboro 20
North Mesquite 41, Abilene 36
Friday
Mansfield Lake Ridge 64, Irving 18
Saginaw 64, Hillsboro 22
Killeen Harker Heights 64, Grand Prairie 29
Saginaw Chisholm Trail 56, Abilene 44
Burleson 62, Grand Prairie 44
Killeen Harker Heights 60, Saginaw 59
North Mesquite 70, Irving 30
Mansfield Lake Ridge 74, Abilene 47
Saginaw Chisholm Trail 54, North Mesquite 41
Saturday
Consolation Title Game
Burleson 60, North Mesquite 45
Championship
Killeen Harker Heights 71, Mansfield Lake Ridge 51
Canyon Tournament
Friday
Mansfield Timberview 72, Lubbock Trinity Christian 66 OT
Canyon 56, Mansfield Timberview 38
Saturday
Deer Creek, (OK) 46, Mansfield Timberview 45
Glen Rose Tournament
Thursday
Glen Rose 55, Clyde 15
Grandview 55, Springtown 33
Keller Central 50, Arlington Seguin 44
Burnet 47, Fort Worth Christian 37
Wall 49, Gatesville 45
All Saints 65, Amarillo Caprock 37
Levelland 65, Joshua 43
Glen Rose 33, Grandview 18
Friday
Keller Central 43, Burnet 33
Wall 65, Sulphur Springs 23
All Saints 51, Levelland 34
Springtown 49, Clyde 44
Arlington Seguin 39, Fort Worth Christian 35
Gatesville 35, Burkburnett 26
Joshua 55, Amarillo Caprock 49
Grandview 34, Burnet 29
Levelland 61, Sulphur Springs 30
Glen Rose 43, Keller Central 30
Fort Worth All Saints 45, Wall 24
Saturday
Clyde 43, Fort Worth Christian 25
Amarillo Caprock 39, Burkburnett 25
Arlington Seguin 48, Springtown 43
Gatesville 64, Joshua 20
Championship
Fort Worth All Saints 28, Glen Rose 10
Others
Anadarko (OK) 71, LD Bell 41
Arlington Bowie 52, Euless Trinity 48
Dunbar 80, Dallas Conrad 15
Arlington Martin 62, CE King 29
Arlington Martin 44, McKinney Boyd 25
Arl. Martin 41, Allen 35
Haltom 34, Richland 26
Marcus 51, Byron Nelson 29
Lewisville 56, Grapevine 39
Denton 55, Dallas Samuel 30
Lake Country 46, Pantego Christian 19
Bryon Nelson 60, Lake Travis 48
Southlake Carroll 52, Houston Yates 24
Alvarado 63, Benbrook 61
BOYS
Mansfield ISD Spring Creek BBQ Classic
Thursday
Killenn Ellison 72, Crowley 52
Sulphur Springs 68, A&M Consolidated 63
South Grand Prairie 73, Dallas Madison 51
Summit 54, Dunbar 53
Decatur 70, Mansfield Lake Ridge 60
Denton Guyer 73, Timberview JV 50
Alvin Shadow Creek 63, Wilmer Hutchins 56
Waxahachie 95, Celina 37
Mansfield Timberview 96, Sherman 54
Southwood 56, Midlothian 52
L.D. Bell 85, Westfield 75
Burleson Centennial 89, College Park 51
South Grand Prairie 101, Mansfield Legacy 67
Alvin Shadow Creek 62, Southwood 45
Sulphur Springs 68, Mansfield 49
Waxahachie 59, Longview 55
Waco Midway 78, Dallas Madison 48
Midlothian 68, Wilmer Hutchins 57
Frisco Liberty 70, A&M Consolidated 61
Dunbar 87, Killeen Shoemaker 84
Westfield 74, Sherman 50
Mansfield Timberview 54, LD Bell 52
Killeen Ellison 65, Decatur 50
Denton Guyer 78, Burleson Centennial 61
Friday
South Grand Prairie 71, Alvin Shadow Creek 63
Waxahachie 62, Sulphur Springs 56
Mansfield Timberview 42, Mansfield Summit 41
Denton Guyer 56, Killeen Ellison 39
Waxahachie 88, South Grand Prairie 67
Denton Guyer 52, Mansfield Timberview 41
Hewitt Midway 62, Midlothian 61
Westfield 95, Dunbar 57
Westfield 71, Mansfield Lake Ridge 48
Burleson Centennial 75, Decatur 46
LD Bell 82, Burleson Centennial 77
Amarillo 54, Decatur 44
Sulphur Springs 57, Alvin Shadow Creek 46
Dallas Madison 65, Wilmer Hutchins 60
Celina 55, Wilmer Hutchins 36
A&M Consolidated 78, Dallas Madison 63
Saturday
Mansfield Timberview 55, South Grand Prairie 47
Championship
Waxahachie 63, Denton Guyer 55
Abilene Raising Cane’s Key City Classic
Thursday
O.D. Wyatt 59, North Central Texas Academy 54
Peaster 61, Boyd 59
Justin Northwest 64, El Paso Burges 40
Friday
O.D. Wyatt 73, Northwest Eaton 61
Abilene 68, Justin Northwest 64
Wyatt 60, Abilene 45
Northwest Eaton 55, Justin Northwest 46
Saturday
O.D. Wyatt 56, Midland Christian 51
Justin Northwest 72, Abilene Cooper 65
Midlothian Heritage Hoopfest
Thursday
Burleson 62, Ennis 26
Grapevine 73, Arlington Heights 55
Arlington Heights 76, Midlothian Heritage 50
Burleson 54, Seagoville 48
Grapevine 70, Kaufman 49
Friday
Arlington Heights 49, Corsicana 32
Midlothian Heritage 50, Grapevine 46
Arlington Heights 66, Kaufman 50
Burleson 52, College Station 42
Grapevine 54, Corsicana 43
Denton Braswell 55, Burleson 43
Saturday
Third Place Game
Arlington Heights 66, Burleson 63
Championship
Denton Braswell 46, Grapevine 43
Northeast Lions Invitational
Thursday
Richland 86, Eastern Hills 75 2OT
Dallas Molina 68, Polytechnic 58
Birdville 53, Trimble Tech 47
Haltom 101, Carter-Riverside 34
Friday
Richland 87, Dallas Molina 62
Haltom 62, Birdville 59
Eastern Hills 67, Polytechnic 16
Trimble Tech 81, Carter-Riverside 39
Saturday
Championship
Haltom 81, Richland 69
Third Place Game
Birdville 79, Dallas Molina 34
Consolation Championship
Trimble Tech 59, Eastern Hills 53
Brock Classic
Third Place
Azle 44, Joshua 41
Doug Meachum Memorial Tournament
Colleyville Heritage 93, San Angelo Central 37
Colleyville Heritage 64, San Angelo Lakeview 30
SA Brandeis 87, Colleyville Heritage 69
Colleyville Heritage 69, EP Del Valle 31
Colleyville Heritage 48, Yselta 28
Others
Arlington 60, South Hills 47
Arlington Lamar 81, South Hills 41
Grapevine Faith 108, Midland Christian 32
Mansfield 59, Southwood 36
Keller Timber Creek 63, FW Christian 34
Sulphur Springs 57, Shadow Creek 44
Amarillo 54, Decatur 44
Killeen Ellison 54, Mansfield Summit 49
Keller Timber Creek 45, Brewer 43
Keller Timber Creek 49, Granbury 35
Arlington Bowie 76, South Hills 25
Arlington Lamar 83, Arlington Seguin 76 OT
Dallas Conrad 73, Arlington Sam Houston 65 OT
Arlington 67, Dallas Conrad 44
DeSoto 73, Arlington Sam Houston 53
Arlington Lamar 58, Conrad 30
Arlington Bowie 62, Arlington Seguin 58
Arlington Lamar 70, DeSoto 65
Arl. Sam Houston 61, South Hills 53
Arl. Seguin 59, Arlington 45
Arl. Bowie 67, DeSoto 63
This story was originally published December 7, 2019 at 8:45 PM.